Concept of Angul Praman in relation to Prakriti and Ayu: A Review
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Ayurveda emphasize an inventive view of health during treating the disease. It is the science which has detailed conception of anthropometry at that time. As Ayurveda deals not only with diseases but also provides the background for healthy long life. The concept of angul pramana (measurement) is a significant tool for the knowledge of both longevity as well as disease. It varies from individual to individual according to prakriti (body constitution). As the body constituents are different from one another, so the measurement is performed by own finger of an individual. Ayurvedic text has also established a concept of longevity in accordance to angul pramana and different prakriti. Prakriti and pramana both are included in dashvidha pariksha. Also kaphaj prakriti purusha has pralamb bahu (long arms) and lean and thin of vata prakriti. kapha prakriti individuals are dirghayu (long life), pitta prakriti are madhyam ayu (moderate life span) and vata prakriti have alpayu (short life span). So pramana provides scientific value of anatomical and physiological judgment of health of an individual.
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Satpal . , Indra Rani, S. P. Malik, Sudhir Kumar
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